Immigration

Fighting Illegal Immigration

To help reduce crime and improve public safety, Attorney General Jeff Landry will continue to do all that he can to fight federal overreach and tackle illegal immigration – from preventing sanctuary cities to closing our borders.

Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Installing Counterfeit Airbag in Salvaged Vehicle
General Landry: I have repeatedly voiced the need for the Legislature to create laws to protect Louisiana citizens from falling victim to criminals in our country illegally. Regardless of the pushback I continue to get from those who choose politics over public safety, our office and I remain committed to investigating and arresting those who blatantly break the law.
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DACA Lawsuit Filed by Multiple States
General Landry: It is simply bad policy to allow the Executive Branch to disregard the process in which laws are created. I have always been an advocate for the separation of powers and today’s lawsuit is another step in ensuring that process is honored.
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Court Allows Sanctuary City Ban, Attorney General Jeff Landry Applauds Ruling
General Landry: The Fifth Circuit upheld a reasonable law passed by the Texas Legislature, which helps make communities safer. I hope this ruling will assist in reducing the number of devastating crimes committed by illegal aliens against American citizens.
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Louisiana Petitions Court to Support Trump’s Wind Down of DACA
General Landry: DACA does much more than simply exercise enforcement discretion by deferring deportation proceedings; it affirmatively confers “lawful presence” status and work-authorization eligibility to hundreds of thousands of aliens.
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11 State Coalition Against Sanctuary Cities Led by Attorney General Landry
General Landry: We have seen too many crimes occur against our own State’s citizens due to sanctuary city policies; which is why I have been actively fighting back against these policies since taking office.
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Illegal Alien, Three Other Men Arrested for Child Exploitation
General Landry: These arrests, especially the one of an illegal alien for exploiting children, should be a wake-up call to our lawmakers. It is crucial for the State Legislature and Governor to enact laws that protect the innocence of our children and root out illegal immigration.
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In Wake of USDOJ Final Warning, New Orleans Again Offered Assistance by AG Jeff Landry
General Landry: The most recent letter from our U.S. Attorney General should make it clear to you that the Trump Administration and the USDOJ will use all means necessary to uphold the rule of law.
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Sanctuary City Policy Causes Last Chance Warning from U.S. Department of Justice to New Orleans
General Landry: Unfortunately, the Mayor has ignored my many warnings and continued to risk the safety, security, and funding of our State’s citizens. Mitch Landrieu is playing politics at the expense of New Orleans.”
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Applauds President Donald Trump’s Decision to Phase Out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
General Landry: I am glad President Trump is defending the separation of powers, preserving the rule of law, and ending the unconstitutional DACA program.
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Unlicensed Dentist Providing Services to Illegal Immigrants Arrested in New Orleans
General Landry: Unfortunately, illegal immigration creates an underground illegal economy ranging from human trafficking to professional occupation fraud. Our office will remain diligent in investigating those who blatantly break the law.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Leads Ten-State Coalition in Fight Against Sanctuary Cities
General Landry: Sanctuary policies obstructing cooperation with federal agencies defy the rule of law. The President’s executive order aims to protect Americans from these reckless and illegal practices.
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Sanctuary City Prohibition Passes the Louisiana House with Support from Attorney General Jeff Landry
General Landry: The Senate and the Governor should stand with Representative Hodges and the people of our State and say no to the harboring of illegal aliens. We must stand together in support of this public safety measure.
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Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office Creation Applauded by Attorney General Jeff Landry
General Landry: Louisiana citizens have been killed, raped, and sexually exploited by illegal immigrants. While I will always remain frustrated by these crimes because the perpetrators should never have been here, I am grateful for the assistance VOICE will be able to provide the victims and their families.
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New Orleans Put on Notice Over Sanctuary City Immigration Policies
General Landry: With NOPD woefully understaffed and the City under dire budgetary times, the Mayor should put protecting the citizens and taxpayers over his political harboring of illegal aliens. And John Bel Edwards should to do all he can to ensure New Orleans complies with federal law and does not lose crucial federal grant funding, which the Governor has repeatedly defined as tax dollars coming back home instead of going to other states.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Calls Out Sanctuary New Orleans Jail Policy
General Landry: I believe that actions taken by the DOJ can influence the changes necessary to remedy this incongruence of policies created by the Obama Administration.
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Speaks Out on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Declaring Sanctuary Cities – like New Orleans – Could Lose Federal Funding
General Landry: By refusing to cooperate with ICE, New Orleans is risking not only the security of citizens in our State but also their funding.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry on President Donald Trump’s Illegal Immigration Executive Order
General Landry: I fully support the President in withholding federal funding from cities who engage in sanctuary city polices. Sanctuary city policies are dangerous to citizens who are lawfully in this country.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Arrests Illegal Alien for Child Exploitation
General Landry: It is important for all elected officials to recognize the importance of cooperating with federal authorities to root out illegal immigration.
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New Orleans Changes Its Sanctuary Policies
General Landry: I am proud that our efforts to expose the actions of the DOJ and the City of New Orleans have resulted in substantive changes to the City’s policies. Because of the efforts we made in Louisiana, our State no longer has any jurisdiction prohibited from communicating with federal immigration authorities.
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Illegal Kills Two; AG Slams Immigration Policies & Calls on Senate to Act
General Landry: Sanctuary policies encourage the further migration of illegals into communities and cost a grave toll in money and safety, as was shown in the tragic deaths of St. John Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin and Jermaine Starr on Sunday.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Arrests Illegal Alien on Child Pornography
General Landry: Our office intends to be a model in arresting illegal criminals and stopping this reckless agenda that threatens public safety.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Statement on Amnesty Ruling by SCOTUS
General Landry: As I have often said – the Executive Branch cannot unilaterally make or change law, as that is the Congress or a state legislature's constitutionally valid function; today, the court confirmed that.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Statement on HB 1148
General Landry: I am extremely disappointed that the Governor and politicians who are aligned with him chose to confer criminal illegals more rights than their constituents, the citizens of Louisiana, enjoy.
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Alerted by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, Congressional Chairmen Call for Investigation into New Orleans Sanctuary City Consent Decree
General Landry: I have confidence in our law enforcement officers and believe they should be trusted to do their job without the fear of unlawful action by the federal government.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Applauds Louisiana House Passage of Sanctuary City Legislation
General Landry: I applaud the House of Representatives for passing HB 1148 and HB 453, common-sense bills that uphold the rule of law and get justice for victims of crime.
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New Orleans Mayor Landrieu and Obama White House Likely Violated Federal Law in Lack of Immigration Enforcement
General Landry: I am perplexed by the implication that the U.S. Department of Justice would require – through a federal Consent Decree – any city or law enforcement authority or officer to not cooperate with federal authorities.
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